Spaghetti Genovese

Pesto pasta with a difference

Ingredients

• Serves 1.
• 4 new potatoes, sliced
• 75g spaghetti or any other pasta of your choice
• 2 tbsp green pesto
• small handful green beans

Instructions

STEP 1:

Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water along with the potato slices for 10 minutes.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

chop the green beans into 1 inch pieces and add to the saucepan with the pasta and potatoes.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

cook for 5 more minutes then drain well, but save some of the pasta water.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

return the ingredients to the saucepan, along with the pesto and 2 tablespoons of the starchy pasta water to make more of a sauce.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

top with parmesan if you can afford such a luxury!